Elder Gage's First Baptism!!!

Dave's email this week was awesome!!! He had his first baptism! The guys name is Salevao Laumata but they call him Isaako Laumata (Dave said the Samoans have many different names). He is 19 years old. He came to live with his uncle who is the ward clerk, while he went to school. Dave and his comp were the ones to teach him. Dave baptised him and his comp confirmed him. Dave said they do have a small baptismal font at there church. Dave said, "it was a really awesome experience, even though I was kinda nervous and shaky. I said the prayer in Samoan and I didn't have to repeat it-which I was really happy!" "...with the baptism it made me realize how little I did in the whole process (not only because my skills in Samoan is limited) but that its the Lord and the spirit that do all the work. The Lord really prepared him, all we as missionaries had to do was to show up and teach and bear testimony."

He said they had another missionary join then because they had to shut down one of the areas because of lack of investigators. He said they had a district meeting and just as the missionaries who were in that area got in the car to leave it starting raining really hard. Dave said, "the thought came to me that this was God's way of crying over the closing of that area."

We told Dave that this is the Lord's time, we had him for 19 years and now you have only 2 short years to give your all to the Lord, so make the best of it!!! Please keep praying for our missionary!